Weekly global technology agenda: PMA International Convention and Trade Show

(PMA)

During the week of February 21 the 86th edition of the PMA International Convention and Trade Show -- the largest annual photo imaging trade show -- will take place in Anaheim, California.

During the week of February 21 the 86th edition of the PMA International Convention and Trade Show - the largest annual photo imaging trade show - will take place in Anaheim, California.

PMA 2010
February 21-23
Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA, USA

The 86th PMA International Convention and Trade Show is the largest annual photo imaging trade show for the photography industry. The event will play host to more than 300 speakers and offer around 150 education sessions on subjects like digital imaging. Highlights of the 2010 event include a Photo application Pavilion, the DIMA Innovative Digital Product Awards, and international pavilions featuring suppliers and vendors from major continents.
http://www.pmai.org/pma2010_home.aspx

Engadget Awards
Date to be confirmed
Online

The sixth annual Engadget Awards highlight the greatest technology products unveiled during 2009 and detects the most anticipated gadgets of 2010. Nominations for the awards have been selected by the public and a list of finalists is already up on the Engadget website. Voting for the finalists in 24 categories - including but not limited to gadget of the year, worst gadget of the year, smartphone of the year, robot of the year, wearable device of the year and e-reader of the year - is open until Monday, February 20, 11:59 PM EST.
http://www.engadget.com/awards

CeBIT 2010
March 2 - 6
Deutsche Messe AG
Hannover, Germany

In 2009, 4,300 exhibitors from 69 countries and more than 400,000 visitors made their way to Hannover for CeBIT. 2010's event is expected to be even bigger. Visitors to the world's largest digital IT and telecommunications event will be able to take part in a forum of "international networking, knowledge transfer and trend-setting." CeBIT 2010 highlights will include a new "Next Level 3D" floor space, international demonstrations of green technologies and a new presentation called "Advanced Office & Conference Solutions."
http://www.cebit.de/homepage_e

The Shorty Awards
March 3
New York, NY, USA

The Shorty Awards bring attention to people and organizations who have posted the most interesting comments on the microblogging site, Twitter, in less than 140 characters during 2009. The awards ceremony, familiarly referred to as the 'Golden Globes of Twitter' will take place on March 3 in New York for the second year. Official Shorty Awards will be given to tweeters in the fields of art, advertising, celebrity, design, humor, innovation, music, politics, science and 'weird' among others.
http://shortyawards.com

Game Developers Conference
March 9 - 13
Moscone Center
San Francisco, CA, USA

The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the world's largest industry-only gaming event. More than 17,000 professionals are expected to gather at the GDC in 2010. The event aims to heighten the awareness of gaming around the world and encourages industry members to form local and global ties with other members in the game development community. In 2010 there will be over 400 lectures, panels, tutorials and round-table discussions covering the diverse sectors of games - including gaming consoles, handheld devices, cell phones, and of course online and computer games. The event also explores future developments in the field of gaming.
http://www.gdconf.com

CTIA Wireless 2010
March 23 - 25
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, NV, USA

CITA will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2010, welcoming more than 1,000 exhibitors and tens of thousands of spectators to the Las Vegas Convention Center. Discussions about wireless and converged communications, wireless broadband, mobile web computing and data industries will be held over a period of three days. Companies will demo the latest in enterprise solutions, energy saving products, and emerging mobile entertainment technology. Developers, manufacturers and industry leaders will be on hand to discuss the latest trends including Location Based Services (LBS), Smart Energy, Wireless Health, Intelligent Transportation, Cloud Computing and Mobile Money.
http://www.ctiawireless.com/